Mother Charged with Neglect After 42-Pound Teen Son Dies

A Milwaukee mother is facing neglect charges after the medical examiner determined her 16-year-old son who weighed 42 pounds died of severe malnutrition. |

Updated: September 10, 2019 07:58 AM

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Milwaukee mother is facing neglect charges after the medical examiner determined her 42-pound teenage son died of severe malnutrition.

A criminal complaint says Iraida Pizarro-Osorio brought her 16-year-old son to a medical clinic in Milwaukee last week after he became unresponsive. The teen died at the clinic. The complaint says he weighed just 42 pounds.

Pizarro-Osorio told investigators her son had a genetic disorder, was epileptic and had autism and that his condition impacted his ability to gain weight. She's being held on a $35,000 bond and is due back in court Sept. 18.